The Han people were given the character "Han" because of the glorious history of the Han Dynasty, and in this great dynasty, the most majestic and magnificent period was the great struggle of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to expand the territory and create the prosperous era of Han Wu, and Liu Che had to form a fate with the word "Wu", which was the most primitive bravery and arrogance of the Han nation.
East and Korea, south to Swallow Hundred Yue, West to Conquer Dawan, North to break the Xiongnu, the territory of the Great Han expanded twice! Especially the blow to the Xiongnu, the shame of the Han Dynasty being suppressed and threatened by the northern barbarians for a hundred years, once upon a time, the Han Dynasty could only avoid the war through peace and relatives, Liu Bang was surrounded by the Xiongnu army, humiliated and bribed; Lü Hou was insulted by the Xiongnu and had to swallow his anger. In this tone, Emperor Wu of Han fought for it, turned the hidden forbearance into the anger of the Great Han, defeated the Xiongnu, pursued and killed Thousands of Miles, and sealed the wolf Juxu.
If it is only a military conquest, it is also necessary to count the savings and support of the two emperors of Wenjing, but Emperor Wu's wenzhi has also achieved remarkable results. One core is the perfection around centralization. The inspection system absorbs talents, the edict weakens the kings, the salt and iron state camp, the coinage to reclaim the central government, and the adoption of the new calendar, these innovations are also the embodiment of the boldness and courage of the emperor. This made Emperor Wudi of Han not only a warrior, but more importantly, his reforms, and the vitality of the interior was the key to victory in foreign wars.
Depose hundreds of families and respect Confucianism alone. This is not a malicious suppression by Qin Shi Huang, but a wise choice. The name is Confucianism, the actual Dharma, speaking Confucian nice words, doing pragmatic things of the Fa, this kind of utilitarian spirit that does not lose idealism, is the standard that Han Wu respects and pursues. This pragmatic spirit influenced the entire history of China, the ideals of Confucianism, the establishment of the Dharma, and the feixian inaction of the Taoists, and the core of the entire Chinese culture was slowly formed.
He pioneered Taixue and deeply immersed this cultural thinking into the ruling class. Filial piety was chosen, meritocracy was held up, those who rebelled against imperial rule were tortured, and those who were talented and loyal to the imperial court were entrusted with heavy responsibilities. Wei Qing and Huo Went Ill from poverty to great generals, Dong Zhongshu, Dongfang Shuo, and Sima Xiangru could all be appreciated by Emperor Wu, and Guang naxian was the magnanimity of Han Wu.
Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty was the first emperor to promulgate the "Edict of Sin And Self-Inflicted", he was self-critical, realized his own poor military strength, in his later years he changed the national policy, recuperated, returned to Huanglao, laid the foundation for the "filial piety and xuan Zhongxing" in later generations, his work was based on the rule of Wenjing, in his expansion of the territory, the great conquest, or did not forget to leave a little of the country for future generations, this is a Ming Emperor with historical foresight.
Emperor Wu of Han had faults, including killing the prince and fighting battles every year, but he was still worthy of being a great emperor, the core representative of the entire Han Dynasty, and the same name as Qin Shi Huang, creating the great cause of the times.